
The HL-3000 Series
Compact, Digital Color Printers with Networking
The HL-3000 Series digital color printers from Brother® are ideal for
small offices or connected workgroups. These compact printers offer
a fast print speed in color or black and produce brilliant color output
for creating high-impact brochures, presentations and other important
business documents right from your desk.
LCD Display
Instantly indicates
printer’s status
Rear Output Tray
Allows for straight-through
paper path for envelopes
Top-Loading Design
Makes toner replacement
quick & easy
In addition, the HL-3000 Series printers come standard with
built-in networking for sharing with multiple users on your
network, and their generous paper input capacity helps
reduce the number of times you need to refill the paper tray.
High-Quality Color Output
Up to 60 0 x 2400 dpi resolu tion
using Br other's Digital L ED
print te ch nology
Manual Feed Slot
For letterhead
and envelopes
Ethernet and Hi-Speed
USB 2.0 Interfaces
(HL-3070 c w adds wireless)
HL-3040cn
250-Sheet Capacity
Paper Tray
Adjustable to handle letter
or legal size paper

Fast, Brilliant Color Output
Ideal for home offices or small workgroups
The HL-3000 Series printers offer many advanced features including:
• Toner Save Mode – Help save money
by reducing toner use
• Header / Footer Print – Print the date
and time on your documents
• Manual Duplex Printing – Driver-assisted,
two-sided printing
• Secure Printing – Password protect your documents
• Watermark Printing – Insert a logo or
text into your documents
• Poster Printing – Print one page on
multiple sheets of paper
• N-Up Printing – Print multiple pages
on one sheet of paper
HL-3040cn
Digital Color Printer with Networking
The HL-3040cn is a digital color printer with networking that is ideal for
home offices, small offices or small workgroups. It features an up to
17ppm print speed in color or black and produces professional-quality
color documents on demand, quickly and affordably. In addition, its stylish,
space-saving design helps save valuable workspace and complements
virtually any environment.
Watermark
N-Up
Poster
The HL-3040
a one year express exchange limited warranty for worry-free printing.
cn also offers flexible paper handling and comes standard with
HL-3070cw
With Wireless Networking
The HL-3070cw is a great choice for small offices or small workgroups. It
offers all of the features of the HL-3040
interface so you can place it where it’s most convenient and help eliminate
cables. It also offers PCL
a backlit LCD display, and 64MB standard memory for faster processing of
important print jobs.
The HL-3070
printing that allows you to print PDF and JPEG files from your USB flash memory
cn, plus it includes a wireless 802.11b/g
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6 and BR-Script3▲ emulations for greater compatibility,
cw also features a USB Direct Interface for convenient walk-up
drive* or photos from your PictBridge-enabled
digital camera*.
For users with wireless networks, setup has never
been easier. If your wireless access point supports
SecureEasySetup™, AOSS™ or Wi-Fi Protected
Setup™, wireless settings can be automatically
configured by simply pressing a button on
your router.

HL-3000 Series Digital Color Printers
These compact, digital color printers are designed for small offices or small, connected
workgroups. They feature a fast print speed in color or black and high-quality output
for producing brilliant presentations, brochures and other business documents right
from your desktop. The HL-3000 Series printers also offer built-in networking for
printer sharing and a generous paper capacity for fewer paper refills. Finally, a toploading design makes toner replacement quick and easy, and a Toner-Save mode helps
reduce toner usage.
Technical Specifications
HL-3040
Print Technology Digital Color LED
Print Speed (max.) 17ppm in color or black
Time to First Page < 15 seconds in monochrome, < 16 seconds in color
General
Paper
Handling
Software
USB Direct
Interface
Networking
Electrical
Environ.
Other
* Additional purchase required
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PostScript®3™ compatible
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All references to sheets of paper refer to 20 lb (bond) paper.
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Some advanced features are not supported under all operating
systems or drivers. See User’s Guide on-line for details
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Download at http://solutions.brother.com
Print Resolution (max.) 600 x 2400 dpi
Memory (std. / max.*) 32MB / 544MB 64MB / 576MB
Processor NEC VR5500 300MHz
Printer Emulations GDI PCL
Resident Fonts N/A
Standard Interfaces
10/100 Base-TX Ethernet,
Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Standard Input Capacity 250-sheet capacity paper tray, single-sheet by-pass slot
Output Capacity 100 sheets (face down), 1 sheet (face up)
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Paper Sizes
Custom sizes via manual feed slot: 3.0" to 8.5" (w), 4.57" to 14" (l)
Letter, legal, executive, A4, and envelopes
Media Types Plain paper, recycled paper, bond, envelopes, labels
Media Weights
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Windows
7 / Windows Vista®/ XP/ XP Professional x64 / 2000 /
Printer Drivers
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Print Settings
Toner Save, Power Save, N-Up Printing, Watermark,
Security Functions Secure Print Secure Print, Secure Function Lock
Other Software Interactive Help, Driver Deployment Wizard
Print from USB flash memory drive No Yes
PictBridge Support No Yes
File Formats N/A PDF (Up to Ver. 1.7), JPEG, XPS
Network Compatibility TCP/IP (IPv4/IPv6), Apple® Simple Network Configuration
Network Management Tools
BRAdmin Light, Web-based Management,
Wireless Network Security N/A
Wi-Fi Certification N/A Yes
One-Push Wireless
Configurations
N/A
Power Requirements 120 VAC +/- 10% 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Avg.)
ENERGY STAR
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Qualified Yes
Printing: 480W /
Ready: 70W / Sleep: 8W
Temperature 50°F to 90.5°F (10°C to 32.5°C)
Humidity 20% - 80% (without condensation)
Noise Level
Sound Pressure: Printing: LpAm= 53 dB; Ready: LpAm= 30 dB
Sound Power: Printing: LWAd= 6.3B; Ready: LWAd= 3.6B
LCD Display Yes Yes - Backlit
Unit Dimensions (W" x D" x H") 16.1" x 18.3" x 9.8"
Carton Dimensions (W" x D" x H") 24.7" x 21.9" x 18.1"
Unit Weight / Carton Weight 41.9 lbs. / 48.5 lbs.
UPC Codes 0 1250262233 8 0 1250262234 5
Warranty / Service One-year express exchange limited / parts and labor
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Approx. yield in accordance with ISO/IEC 19798 (Letter/A4).
Printer ships with a starter cartridge (approx. 1,000 pages)
^ Drum yield is approx. and may vary by type of use
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Approximate yield based on A4 or Letter size single-sided pages
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Requires IIS Server
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PCL: 66 scalable, 12 bitmap, 13 bar codes;
Standard paper tray: 16 to 28 lbs. (bond)
Manual feed slot: 16 to 43 lbs. (bond)
Server 2003/2008
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Mac OS
Linux: Red Hat, Mandrake, SuSE, Debian
HL-3070
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6, BR-Script3
BR-Script3
Wireless 802.11b/g,
10/100 Base-TX Ethernet,
Hi-Speed USB 2.0
X 10.3.9 or greater
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: 66 scalable
Poster Printing, Job Cancel, Reprint
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BRAdmin Professional
, Web-BRAdmin
WEP 64/128, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK
(AES), LEAP(CKIP), EAP-FAST (TKIP/AES)
SecureEasySetup™, AOSS™,
Wi-Fi Protected Setup™
Printing: 480W /
Ready: 70W / Sleep: 10W
Key Features at a Glance:
cw
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HL-3040cn
• Prints up to 17ppm in color and black
• Up to 600 x 2400 dpi resolution
• Built-in Ethernet and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interfaces
• Adjustable 250-sheet capacity paper tray
• 32MB memory standard, expandable*
• Top-loading design for quick and easy
toner replacement
• Toner-Save mode
HL-3070cw
Includes all the features of the HL-3040cn, plus:
• Built-in wireless network interface
• USB Direct interface
• Print PDF and JPEG files from your USB
flash memory drive
• Print from your PictBridge-enabled camera
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6 and BR-Script3▲ emulations
• PCL
• 64MB memory standard, expandable*
Supplies and Accessories*
TN-210BK: Black Toner Cartridge (2,200 pages)▼
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TN-210C: Cyan Toner Cartridge (1,400 pages)
TN-210Y: Yellow Toner Cartridge (1,400 pages)
TN-210M: Magenta Toner Cartridge (1,400 pages)
DR-210CL : Drum Unit Set (15,000 pages)^
BU-200CL : Belt Unit (50,000 pages A4/Letter)
WT-200CL : Waste Toner Box ( 50,000 pages)
BP60MPLTR: Multi-Purpose Paper (500 sheets, letter)
For full technical specifications and more information, please visit www.brother.com.
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